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Windows and MacOS are very fastidious about the kind of disk they can open and it is really annoying when you have to copy a file to a colleague and the system refuse to open the disk.
Matthew analyzed the situation.
Here is a recap; to have a disk that can easily be open by Windows, MacOS, and Linux use:
0700
(Microsoft basic data)
Before starting clear up the disk using wipefs -a /dev/sdZ
. Then the partition table can be made with gdisk
(option o
for protective MBR) and one can format with mkfs.exfat
.